"Yang Ming?" When he heard this name again, Lu Qi was slightly stunned. When he looked at it intently, he realized that the file about Yang Ming in front of his father Lu Buwei was the one about Yang Ming, and there were even more red annotations on it.
"Well, there are still too few words on it after all, I want to listen to more specific content." Lu Buwei looked at the name on the bamboo slip and seemed to have become quite interested in this name.
"The basic situation is similar to what is recorded in the bamboo slips, as for more things..." Lu Qi couldn't continue for a moment.
"Can't you see?" Lu Buwei looked at his son, somewhat disappointed. It seemed that he was destined to have no successor.
"Please let my father make it clear." Lu Qi was already a little more careful. In the Lu family, Lu Buwei is not only him. If Lu Buwei is completely disappointed with him, then his status in the Lu family will never dare to imagine.
"Yang Xi, the father of Yang Ming, have you done an investigation?" Lu Buwei asked.
"Yes, Bai Qi's personal soldiers back then, but more information can't be investigated. After the Bai Qi case, the information of the personal soldiers around him seemed to have been erased." Lu Qi said.
"That was just erased from the text. Some of those people are still living well. They can still find useful information from them, but you didn't do it."
"I only saw the reason why these people from Baihu Village helped Yang Ming, but I couldn't see the information behind them. Yang Xi, the Yang clan, is even more of a legitimate lineage. If it weren't for the Bai Qi case back then, he might have been the head of the Yang clan now. Even if Yang Duanhe saw him, he would have called him the head of the family." Lu Buwei said.
"I never knew this." Lu Qi said.
"What did you order Luowang's people to attract him to Xianyang for?" Lu Buwei asked again.
"Father, I think this person is extremely talented and not a thing in the pool. I want to attract him to Xianyang and cultivate him. In time, it will help us Lu family." Lu Qi regained a little confidence this time. If it weren't for his long-term vision, who would have noticed a young man far away thousands of miles away?
"In front, Hengshan used the technique of erecting and straits to attack the Hu people and intercept property. Later, Yanmen showed off his momentum with military power and became famous in the northern border. Such people deserve your opinion. You can notice the affairs of the northern border of Zhao in Xianyang. You did a good job in this, but since he has entered Xianyang, why don't you ignore it?" Lu Buwei questioned.
"Father, I think about observing and seeing if he is worth our investment more." Lu Qi has already made some more careful.
"You want to follow my example in the past to do something strange, but you are afraid of losing the cost?" Lu Buwei asked.
"How dare I compare with my father, but..." Lu Qi said quickly, but it was stuck. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"I spent all the accumulation of the three generations of my Lu family for the sake of the previous kings. At that time, I was not afraid of losing money. What are you worried about now?" Lu Buwei recalled.
At that time, a businessman from Zhao Du bet on all his wealth on a Qin proton. If he fails, he will not even be able to recover his costs, but even his life will be difficult to protect. But even so, Lu Buwei finally won the bet. From a person who had to rely on the powerful and powerful back then, he has become one of the top powerful and powerful in the world now.
"Does our Lu family still have to worry about this problem now? Even if we put a heavy bet on him, what can we do?"
"Since you have decided, why do you have to look forward to it and lose sight of it?"
"The opportunity is fleeting. If you cannot make friends with him and give him favors at the end of his life, how can you reap ten times or a hundred times the benefits in the future?"
"Since you know his extraordinaryness, can't others see it? Are you not worried that others will take the lead?"
Lu Buwei raised a series of questions, which made Lu Qi stunned, and then his face turned red. He was originally a scheming person, but when facing questions from his father, he still couldn't collapse for a while.
"Yang Ming is capable and talented, and is not a person without background. Such a person does not take long to make a name for himself in Xianyang. By then, you may not be able to win over the results you want." Lu Buwei slowed down his tone when he saw his son showing embarrassment.
"Father, after he came to Xianyang, I have been observing it. Although he left Meng Ao's relationship, Meng Ao seemed to be quite perfunctory about him, and just arranged a cold miss for him." Lu Qi said.
"Do you think the guards in Ganquan Palace are cold?" Lu Buwei asked back.
"It should be." Lu Buwei's attitude made Lu Qi unable to believe his judgment for a moment.
"It won't be there soon." Lu Buwei said.
After Lu Qi's waiting time, Lu Buwei said, "The Empress Dowager will probably move out of Xianyang Palace soon."
"Father, why is this?" Lu Qi was shocked when he heard this.
There are now three empress dowagers in Qin State, namely the legitimate mother of the Qin Dynasty, Empress Dowager Huayang, biological mother of Empress Dowager Xia, and Empress Dowager Zhao, the present King of Qin.
At this time, the one mentioned by Lu Buwei must be Empress Dowager Zhao. Among the three empress dowagers, Empress Dowager Zhao was the most powerful because she was the mother of Qin Wangzheng and now lives in Xianyang Palace. Without the crown of Qin Wangzheng, she was the real controller of Xianyang Palace, and the influence of Xianyang Palace is unique in Qin.
But if Empress Dowager Zhao moves out of Xianyang Palace, he will lose control over Xianyang Palace and then lose the influence of Xianyang Palace. By then, although the authority of Empress Dowager Zhao cannot be considered a huge weakening, it is inevitable to be affected.
Most importantly, Empress Dowager Zhao and Lu Buwei have an alliance. Once Empress Dowager Zhao's power is weakened, Lu Buwei will not be unaffected.
"The king is already seventeen years old, and it's almost time to discuss a kiss." Lu Buwei said.
"What does it matter if the king discusses kinship and the empress dowager moves out of Xianyang Palace?" Lu Qi asked afterwards.
"There can only be one mistress in Xianyang Palace. Before, the Empress Dowager could live in Xianyang Palace as her mother, but it would be inappropriate to live there after the king got married."
"Is the Empress Dowager willing to move out of Xianyang Palace?"
Lu Qi knew very well the importance of power. The rules were placed there, but Empress Dowager Zhao could completely ignore the rules. Who could force her to leave Xianyang Palace?
"Of course she is willing, don't forget that she is a mother in addition to the empress dowager of Qin, and a mother of the king. The empress dowager may not be willing to damage her power, but her mother can willingly fulfill her son." Lu Buwei said this and showed a hint of sorrow.
"The Empress Dowager Huayang has already discussed with the Empress Dowager and asked the King to marry the Princess of Chu. In this way, the King can get the support of the people from the Empress Dowager Huayang. The Empress Dowager is guarding against me."
Since Qin and Chu helped Chu restore the country in the late Spring and Autumn Period, they have intermarried for generations. The relationship between them is mixed. Over the past two hundred years, people with blood ties with Chu have long become an extremely powerful force in Qin, and this force finally reached its peak during the reign of Queen Mother Xuan.
At that time, Empress Dowager Xuan held the power of Qin as the Queen Mother, and two younger brothers controlled the power of military and political affairs. Even a heroic lord like King Zhaoxiang of Qin had to be wronged and wanted to be fully qualified. It was not until he was in his fifties that he truly possessed the power of King Qin.
Although that force now no longer had the power of Queen Mother Xuan when she was in power, its influence in Qin State is still extraordinary. Even Lu Buwei, as the first king of Qin State, must deal with it carefully.
"You said, if the Empress Dowager moved out of Xianyang Palace, where would she move?" Lu Buwei continued the question just now.
"Did my father talk about Ganquan Palace?" As long as he said this, how could Lu Qi not understand what his father was talking about?
"Ganquan Palace is now a cold palace, but it will not be the case soon. In the information you collected, I saw that Yang Ming is now guarding the Qilin Pavilion, and he is the only person who can persist in that place in the past ten years. I think this person has already come to Wei Zizhi's eyes. He is already old, and I think he is planning to let Yang Ming take over his position." Lu Buwei analyzed.
"The imperial guard captain in Ganquan Palace may not be worth much at this time, but once the empress dowager really moves there, this position will be a big deal. Of course, if the empress dowager moves to Ganquan Palace, it is still a question whether Yang Ming can become the captain, but do you dare to gamble about this?"
"So, am I going to start to win over and support Yang Ming now?" Lu Qi hesitated.
"Go and do it. Although Yang Ming may not be able to become the captain of Ganquan Palace, he is the closest person to that location. If we help, the distance will be closer. You should know what that means." Lu Buwei said.
"Father, Li Wu has a good relationship with Yang Ming, but I have other arrangements for Li Wu. Do I need to change my plan?" Lu Qi hesitated.
"Li Wu? The person responsible for training Jingyu?" Lu Buwei asked.
"yes."
"What is your arrangement?" Lu Buwei asked.
"Landing in Chang'an Jun's Mansion."
"This plan can be cancelled." Lu Buwei directly denied Lu Qi's plan.
"Father, why is this?" Although Lu Qi was hesitating, Lu Buwei's so direct denial of his plan still made him feel a little resistant.
"Chang'an Jun, we can't limit his power, but we will secretly help him increase his power." Lu Buwei stroked his long beard and showed an unfathomable smile.
In Lu Qi's puzzled vision, Lu Buwei continued: "You said that Chang'an Jun's power is getting heavier and heavier, who is the person who is most worried about?"
Lu Qi originally wanted to say it was us, but when he thought that his father would never ask such a stupid question, he quickly swallowed a few words to say. After a long time, he suddenly realized and almost blurted out: "It's the king, the queen mother."
"Yes, it's the king and the queen mother. If I was the only voice of me, Lu Buwei, in the court, I would be the target of public criticism, but what if there was another voice?"
"My power is not small in Qin, but no matter how powerful I am, I am still a minister after all, and it does not pose much threat to the king's throne. But Chang'an Jun is different. The more powerful the Chang'an Jun is, the harder it will be to rest assured to the king and the queen mother, and the more they need me." Lu Buwei said.
"If this is the case, is it more important to let Li Wu lurk into Chang'an Jun's mansion?" Lu Qi asked.
"No need, a dancer can play a limited role in Chang'an Jun's mansion, but if she is used on Yang Ming, it may have a better effect." Lu Buwei said with a final say.